The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-13
FRATERNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
ODD FELLOWS.

Canton Indianapolis meets tomorrow night.
Center Lodge will initiate three candidates Tuesday
evening"
Metropolitan Encampment is full of work. Two
candidates initiated the last meeting and two
petitions secured. Some nine or ten their
way through the degrees.
Olive Branch Lodge. No. 10, D. of R., entertained
delegation of ladies from the Rebekah lodge at
Lebanon with rendition of the work of that degree
in beautifed form last night
Star Encampment. of Anderson. will confer the
patrarcha degree ten candidates tomorrow night.
Grand Patriarch Cooper and visitors from surround
ing encampments will be present
The degree staff of Centennial Lodge conferred the
first degree on Wednesday night for the first time,
and did the work in good style. The second degree
will be conferred at the next meeting.
Dispensations have been granted for Rebekah
lodges at Bicknel. Knox county, and Fl. Branch,
Gibson county and Grand Master Grant instituted q
lodge at Sylvania Parke county, Thursday night.
The grand instructor went to Huntington on Thurs
day to hold fourdays school of instruction III La
Fountain Lodge. The school viii close with an exhi-
btion Tuesday evening by the degree staff Of the
lodge
The Oddfen ows' Mutual Aid Association has paid
the following benefits during the week: Mrs Isaac
Cook. of Frankfort, So, 800 Mrs. I. Is. Stapp, OF
this city. So. 500. and Mrs. John A. Rodermel of
Washington s., 500.
The encampment at Bedford will admit ten OF
fifteen members on the 22d inst. and its officers
have invited the grand instructor to be present and
direct the work Star City Lodge has also invited him
visit that lodge the 2Sth and goth to instruct
the lodge ana ReDekah lodge
A. N. Grant grand master; B. r. Foster, grand
secretary: Theo. P Haughey grand treasurer, and a
delegation from Ben Adhem Lodge Lebanon, visited
Indianapolis Lodge, No. 465, to witness the work in
the degrees last Friday night Everybody was we'll
pleased. The meeting closed with q banquet.
The first of series of three entertainments by
Fidelity Lodge No. 222. D. of R., will be held tomor
row evening In the hall of Indianapolis Lodge on
Virginia avenue The proceeds will be given to the
Colfax monument fund. and the committee is still
in need of money the entertainments should be iber-
ally patronized
Eden Lodge D. of R., Thorntown, was visited by
Cofax Lodge on Thursday evening The degree staff
of Eden conferred the degree a number of candi-
dates The new costumes of the staff were very
much admired. The staff has become very proficient
under the direction of T. +. Bradshaw. and ranks
the equal of any lodge in the State
Mrs Livermore has reluctantly declined to deliver
the address at the unveing OF the Colfax monument
on account of i'll health. If lady m ember of the
order cannot be secured the committee have in view
ex President Hayes John Sherman the latter being
q member of Mansfield Lodge, and the former is
the noble grand of the lodge at Fremont, O.
The committee on arrangements for unwilling the
Colfax monument May 18, met at Odd.fellows' Hall
on Thursday evening. when the following sub com
mit.ees were appointed:
Committee on Invitations-John 4. Furgason VIM
Hindey. Omer Rodebaugh, Miss Alice McQuiddy,
Committee on Horses and Carriages-F. Flanner,
A. H. Loves, John McElwee, c. Worren, G. Schne
der.
| Committee ON Speaker. W. McQuiddy, r. P.
| Haugi,ey Ben Franklin, Mrs. Despo, Mrs. Franklin
Committee on Platforms. W. Cochran j. T. Will
| Jams, George Pence III. e. Estrod j. Bruce Joseph
| Stemens
| Committee on Musc-Mrs Thompson, Miss Rich
man. Theo. Pfaffn, w. Coval, Geo. p. Anderson, J.
| w. Buchanan.
Committee on Printing-w. Ell. Leedy, L. w Nc
Daniel, H. w. Olmstead. J. Blettner. o. s. Miller.
| Committee ON Recepton-Ben Franklin W. II.
Ieedy. J. Blettner, w. Coval J. F. Wallick, L. w
| Mcdaniel.
COMMITTEES on Visiting Ladies-Mrs Jeffries, Mrs
| Russe, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Franklin. Mrs Reed, Mrs
/ s11.<A FNa1a ,ffr N, NJ
McCord. Mrs Daugherty, Mrs. Despe, Mrs. Thomp
| son. Miss Rchman.
| A. Magley, j. F. Wallick, L. E. Rheinhold, G.
| Schneider.
All matters concerning the parade assigned t.
| Gen. Theodore Pfaffiin commander Of the Depart
,nent Patriarchs Militant. The committee on halls
were instructed to secure Tomlinson Hall for rem
devious for lodges and encampments and for the pub
| lie exercises should the day be inclement.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
| The revised edition of the general laws viii b.
| printed by March 20.
| Indianapolis Lodge. No. SO. conferred the SECOND
rank upon five candidates on Thursday night.
| Star Lodge, No. Z. had three candidates for tn.
first and three for the second rank Tuesday night.
| Schiller Lodge No 81 will celebrate its Twelfth
anniversary March 81. bali will be given at Mozar
/ Hail.
| Capital City Lodge. No 81. elected eighteen Der
sons for membership and received eight new applica
| tons ON Monday night.
| Lebanon Lodge, No. As, of Lebanon is rrosperin,
as it has done before 1t is compelled to hol,
semweeky meetings to keep up with its work
Twenty names have been secured for the purpose o
resuscitating Accolade Lodge, No. g. of Bloomfield
Greene county, which was instituted July IA, 1875
! The members of Crescent Lodge No. 80 of New
| Castle. are arranging to organize division of tn
| Uniform Rank. New uniforms have already been Sc
| cured.
Stanton J. Urner. of the fire department, a membe
| of Excelsior Lodge No. 25 is one of the most enthu
siastc young knights of the city, and hustler @
| high degree
| James W. Keenan,, catcher for the Cincinnati base
| ball club. and very enthusiastic member of Exec
| report for duty.
| Grand Prelate J. II. Russo. of Lawrencehurg wa
in the city Friday and accompanied by Grand Keepe
Of Records and Seal Frank Bowers yieitcd Excelsio